Epithelial Cyst of the Spleen with Squamous Metaplasia: A Rare Entity
Published: April 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4225
Vissa Shanthi, Vengala Chidananda Reddy, Nandam Mohan Rao, Bhavana Grandhi, Suneetha Kona
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Dr. V. Shanthi,
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Epithelial splenic cysts are uncommon lesions which occur in the spleen. The aetiopathogenesis of these cysts is not clear. We are reporting a case of an epithelial cyst which occurred in the spleen in a 40-year-old female, which was multiloculated and which had flattened lining epithelium. Some foci showed squamous metaplasia.
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